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A veteran mechanic in Chicago told me my hoistway cleaning was 'just moving dirt around' and it made me switch to a HEPA vac for every job.

He pointed out that my old brush and pan method was kicking dust onto the guide rails and sheaves, so now I spend the extra ten minutes with the vac to keep everything spotless, which honestly saves time on callbacks for noise complaints, right?
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sean_foster52
Yeah, that old brush just puts the fine stuff in the air to settle somewhere worse. I read a maintenance guide that said dust on the rails is a big part of early wear. Your callback point is spot on, fixing a noise issue takes way longer than a proper clean.
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johns18
johns1821d ago
Fixing a noise issue takes way longer" is the whole reason I switched too.
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